Optimistic about the LED driver IC market epitaxial chip factory grab

LCD IC LED driver IC driving towards the transformation of the huge business opportunities in addition to the first wafer factory of TSMC, UMC, process technology solutions, to foster the Taiwan based IC design of customer growth and attack foreign integration component factory (IDM) in small orders, wafer foundries also joined the war, including the world advanced and competitive rival Korean Wafer Factory magnachip semiconductor (Magnachip) will fully enter the market, green business triggered at any moment.

LED IC IC is the key driver to drive the TFT screen backlight panel behind LED components, due to the recent and more enterprises to give more and more attention to green environmental issues, for the LED to replace the traditional LCD voice is more and more high. In particular, purchasing groups with the local government to set up LED planning area, it also brings great business opportunities for Taiwan LED and IC manufacturers, especially in the notebook computer, mobile phone, game machine using LED to replace LCD is represent the general trend.

Taiwan wafer foundries in TSMC, UMC first tier manufacturers provide power management IC business process platform technology, full support of Taiwan IC design companies to join the market, it is understood that TSMC and other large wafer factory also intends to grab the integration assembly factory (IDM) OEM orders. The integration assembly factory of TI (TI) positive towards the simulation of IC business transformation, but due to the recent IC simulation of tight capacity, have to evaluate the outsourcing from OEM orders, expected this kind of large IDM customers is the goal of TSMC and other manufacturers of epitaxial films first sharp line.

In addition, the second small wafer factory LED driver IC also actively seize the opportunities, in addition to TSMC investment world advanced for customers to OEM service, Korean manufacturers magnachip semiconductor will be announced at NB, TFT flat screen TV LED backlight panel driver IC enter. The Korean giant Samsung Electronics (Samsung ELectronics), LG Electronics (LG Electronics) in the LCD driver IC is originally magnachip semiconductor large customers, the future huge demand turn into the LED from the LCD is expected to bring magnachip semiconductor small business opportunities.

Samsung Semiconductor, has not yet developed a LED driver IC, are mainly relying on many IC suppliers including TI (TI), ADI, O2, Maxim, Micro and NS semiconductor (Fairchild), magnachip said today the completion of the development of LED driver IC will provide more competitive prices from this market; and magnachip has already is the largest supplier of lg. Magnachip pointed out that not only the most competitive prices, while 3 months can be timely delivery.

Magnachip said that Taiwan is currently in the LED driver IC accounted for the proportion of the market is still small, the market is still dominated by the United States Department of Dachang, magnachip to more competitive, lower prices to get into the market, will detonate the small topic.